Category: Challenging Corruption

Citing Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment, also known as the Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause, Illinois Objectors argue that Trump is disqualified from public office after inciting the violent January 6th Capitol insurrection. CHICAGO, IL (January 4, 2024) – Free Speech For People (FSFP), along with Illinois co-counsel Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym and Illinois
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Today, the Michigan Supreme Court issued a ruling in LaBrant v. Benson, the lawsuit brought by Free Speech For People and election lawyer Mark Brewer of Goodman Acker P.C. on behalf of a diverse group of Michigan voters who filed a legal challenge to Donald Trump’s candidacy. The lawsuit was filed against Secretary Benson of Michigan,
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Today, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled in Anderson v. Griswold that Donald Trump is disqualified from appearing on the Colorado presidential primary and general election ballot. This is a landmark ruling that honors the mandate of Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment and constitutionally excludes Trump from public office for having engaged in insurrection and
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Sens. Krueger, Hoylman-Sigal & Others Say Former President’s Actions on January 6 Disqualify Him From Re-Election NEW YORK — Yesterday, State Senators Brad Hoylman-Sigal (Manhattan-D/WFP) and Liz Krueger (Manhattan-D/WFP) led a letter urging the New York State Board of Elections (NYSBOE) to exclude Donald J. Trump from the New York presidential primary and general election
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Citing Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment, also known as the Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause, the plaintiffs argue that Trump is constitutionally ineligible for public office after inciting the violent January 6th Capitol insurrection. SALEM, OR (December 6, 2023) – Free Speech For People (FSFP), along with Oregon co-counsel Jason Kafoury of Kafoury & McDougal and
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On Tuesday, November 28, Free Speech For People filed an amicus brief in the Colorado Supreme Court case of Anderson v. Griswold, a challenge to Donald Trump’s eligibility under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment led by our allies at Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW).  Our amicus brief explains why Colorado courts
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Under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause, Trump’s incitement of the January 6th insurrection bars him from holding public office. SALEM, OR (November 21, 2023) – Free Speech For People (FSFP), along with Oregon co-counsel Jason Kafoury of Kafoury & McDougal and Daniel Meek, issued a letter today to the Secretary of State of Oregon,
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Citing Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment, also known as the Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause, the plaintiffs argue that former President Trump is constitutionally ineligible for public office after inciting the violent January 6th Capitol insurrection. LANSING, MI (November 16, 2023) – Today, the plaintiffs filed an appeal in LaBrant v. Benson, the lawsuit brought by
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Today, the Michigan Court of Claims denied plaintiffs’ requests for declaratory and injunctive relief in LaBrant v. Benson, the lawsuit brought by Free Speech For People and election lawyer Mark Brewer of Goodman Acker P.C. on behalf of a diverse group of Michigan voters who filed a legal challenge to Donald Trump’s candidacy. The complaint
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